I always hear people say “It’s been a constant struggle”. Sometimes they are referring to maintaining their ideal weight. Sometimes they’re referring to dealing with a difficult co-worker. Whatever it is, though, to hear them tell it, they never even get time off from the struggle for good behavior. No, the struggle is always constant. It’s never an intermittent struggle, an occasional struggle, or a skirmish. I think that’s why so many people lose their struggles. Common sense would dictate that if you’re in a constant struggle, you’re going to wear yourself out. Let’s face it, nobody has that kind of endurance. Then, when you collapse in exhaustion from the constant struggle, that’s when your opponent gets the upper hand. I think it’s probably a better strategy to either have frequent small sneak attacks, or to surrender for a while in order to rest up and think of a good plan to conquer the enemy once and for all. Constancy should be saved for things like care and compassion. Struggles are already exhausting, so they should never be constant. It’s possible that that kind of thinking prepares us for perma-war.